Birthday Party #1

Because we don't have family in town....Evelyn got to have two birthday parties. The first party was in Greensboro with family and local friends. Below are some pictures.

Evelyn with Gi Gi Perkins. She is trying a butter cookie for the first time. (I think she ate about 4 of them that night...guess she liked them.)

Evelyn with daddy and Granddad Jones.

Evelyn playing in the kitchen with Grandma Jones.

Evelyn touches icing for the first time.

Evelyn feeds mommy the icing. That cake and icing never made it to her mouth....she really didn't want the cake.

One Year Check-Up

Evelyn had her one year check-up today and everything is great.

Stats:

Weight: 17 1/2lbs (4th percentile)

Hight: 29 inches (40th percentile)

Head: 17 inches (5th percentile)

Evelyn is officially walking all over the place. She moved up to the toddler room at church last Sunday. She can also go from a sitting to standing position with no help but just the floor. Thats pretty crazy. Her seperation anxiety is has really increased...but she seems fine once I leave. Monday, when I dropped her off at Gina's, she even waved to me while crying as I left. She loves to wave to people, clap, giggle, and has become an indian giver. Evelyn says Mom, Dad, Dada, and will immitate other sounds if you say them. Some of her favorite sounds come from the movie Finding Nemo. She loves music which is good since that is a major part of our lives. So the sippy cup transition hasn't really happend yet like I hoped. She will drink water out of a sippy cup, but not formula. Next up....trying whole milk.

Evelyn with Mom, 2 Grandmothers, and 3 Great Grandmothers

Nemo

For christmas, Evelyn got a very large stuffed Nemo from her uncle Ben. If you know Evelyn, then you know that her favorite movie is Finding Nemo. Below are some pics of her with Nemo.

Grandpa's Glasses

This Christmas Evelyn had just as much fun playing with Grandpa Perkins' glasses as with her new toys.

Christmas = Sitting on the Counter

Sometimes you get to do things during the holiday's that you don't normally get to do. So Christmas morning we were all eating breakfast in the kitchen. And Evelyn got to sit on the counter. She really enjoyed being in the center of all us.

Christmas from Santa

When I was a child, we woke up Christmas morning with one or two toys that we unwrapped and came from Santa. So this year we continued that tradition with Evelyn. She got to walk into the living room to see two very special gifts. Below are some pictures showing her excitement.

Evelyn's first reaction seeing her new toy.

Checking out her new kitchen/living room.

Laughing with grandma.

Lounging on her new couch.

Climbing the couch.

Evelyn is One

Evelyn turned one yesterday! I just can't believe it. I will have birthday pictures up over the next couple of weeks (as well as the Christmas holiday pics). Evelyn also goes to the doctor next week....so an update coming soon.

Happy Birthday Little Girl....mommy and daddy love you!